the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 218 and the nays are 185. the motion is adopted. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from new york, ms. velazquez, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4406, as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 4406. a bill to amend the small business act, to improve the small business development centers program and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commerc
i rise today to pay special tribute to congressman elijah e. cummings. a man of great honor and a giant within the house of representatives. congressman cummings was born in baltimore on january 18, 1951. he was one of seven children of robin and ruth robert and ruth cummings and although his family struggled financially, they always found a way to help others in their community. representative cummings and his family, like thousands of other african-americans, had to face the brutal experience of the jim crow period. when representative cummings was a child at 11, he was attacked while trying to swim in the neighborhood swimming pool. racist adults threw rocks and bottles that resulted in injuries. but left him with a determination to study law and to become the fighter for social justice that characterized his life. he would go on to receive his bachelor s degree in political science from howard university. and while at howard, he served as student government president. a
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